Description

We are currently seeking a hardworking and self motivated person to join our small team. Applicants must have experience with all forms of livestock husbandry, both sheep and cattle. Experience with dryland cropping also preferable but not essential. Our business is located at Warren and Coonamble and is spread across 3 farms and approximately 140,000 acres. We run up to 35 000 Merino sheep, crop approximately 10000ha of dryland crop and grow irrigated cotton. We also trade 2000-4000 cattle per year. This is a busy and satisfying role within a great company, Paraway Pastoral Company. This role offers opportunity to progress to higher level roles. The successful applicant will be driven, energetic, keen to learn and passionate about agriculture.

Number of workers needed: 1-2Number of positions filled: 0

Skills:

Fencing

Plant and Equipment Maintenance

Sowing/Seeding Experience

Row crop operations

GPS equipment use

Seeding Operations

Spray Operations

Grain Handling

Irrigation (Syphons)

Agronomic knowledge

On-Farm Truck driving

Chemical Loading/Mixing

Motorbike Training

Tractor Driver

Welding

Pest Control

First Aid Certificate

WHS Training

Driver License

Stock Handling Experience

Wool Handling

Lamb Marking

Rouse-Abouting

Competency in Grazing/Pasture Management

Livestock Handling - Sheep

Livestock Handling - Cattle

Yardwork - Sheep

Yardwork - Cattle

Cattle Vaccination

Sheep Vaccination

Sheep Mustering

Have Good Working Dogs

Condition Score Sheep

Condition Score Cattle

Calve Marking

Front End Loader Experience

Tractor Operations

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Merrimba Station is owned by Paraway Pastoral Company.
Merrimba is a large-scale grazing and cropping property set between the towns of Coonamble and Warren in Northern New South Wales. Its primary enterprise is Merino sheep breeding and wool production, although it also runs trade cattle as seasons permit and grows dryland winter crops. The business also manages dryland and irrigation cropping on Buttabone Station, Warren.
Paraway owns and operates large-scale sheep and cattle enterprises across Australia. Since its inception in 2007, Paraway has become one of the largest pastoral land owners and operators in Australia, with a total combined land holding of over 4.4 million hectares.

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